National Enquirer plans to submit Edwards story for Pulitzers

Barry Levine, executive editor of the tabloid newspaper National Enquirer says he plans on submitting work on the John Edwards scandal for a prized Pulitzer.

The National Enquirer scooped the news that Edwards was involved with his former campaign videographer and that had fathered her child. The paper ran articles on the stories from 2007 until 2009 while Edwards denied involvement. It has since been proved that Edwards did indeed father the child. The Washington Post quotes Levine:

"It's clear we should be a contender for this," Barry Levine said by phone Thursday, "The National Enquirer, a supermarket tabloid, was able to publish this reporting."

Levine has until February 1 to submit his paper's article to Pulitzer.